Element · אוֹר
Light
Light is first spoken into being and named Day, then later housed in lamps. Later canon may treat light as a figure; this index tracks the created given without collapsing those uses.
This image is not charted in Ruth. The thread below is the rest of the canon.
Occurrences
8 charted across 6 books.
Genesis
- Genesis 1:3
Spoken into being before the lamps exist.
- Genesis 1:16
Lamps are set to govern day and night.
- Genesis 1:3
Exodus
- Exodus 13:21
A pillar of fire gives light by night.
- Exodus 13:21
Psalms
- Psalms 27:1
The Lord is named as light.
- Psalms 27:1
Isaiah
- Isaiah 9:2
People walking in darkness see a great light.
- Isaiah 9:2
John
Revelation
- Revelation 21:23
The city needs no sun; the glory of God lights it.
- Revelation 21:23